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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Hello, everyone.....hope you are having a great Thursday afternoon!! I am really excited because we are going to my DGS's first baseball game tonight!! He is all pumped up and of course, the whole family will be there to cheer him on!! I'll take some pictures to show you tomorrow. Anyway...on with the show!!The Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast was to use chipboard. I have had some chipboard buttons for over a year and finally got to use them today!! This is also for Sunday's Featured Stamper Challenge to honor Gloria (GloriousGreetings). She is such a sweetheart and if you have not been to her gallery, check it out...it's FABULOUS!!! I decided to case Gloria's CC221 OCCC Home is Wherever You Perch card....I used the same Clear Dollar Stamps called Pretty Perches and the same colors but changed the green dp, added the gingham ribbon, and added the chipboard butterfly for the challenge today.

The birdcage image was stamped on a scratch piece of white cs and then cutout and popped up on the cardstock stamped with the sentiment. Clouds were sponged on with Bashful Blue and the branch with leaves from the same set were stamped above the birdcage. The bow was attached with glue dots and raffia was tied in the butterfly chipboard button.

I made this card yesterday for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast and for the color challenge on Stamp TV to use the colors on Tina's card...they came from the Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl paper pad. The images from Gina K's Spring Florals set were colored with copics and the flowers were cut out from one of the Material Girl papers. The butterflies with tiny pearls finish it off.Recipe:Stamps: Gina K's Spring FloralsPaper: Vanilla, Barely Banana, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Cosmo Cricket's Material GirlInk: Memento Tuxedo BlackAccessories: Brad, Pearls, Candy Dot, Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Butterfly and Fern Punches, SU Flower Punch

Love these cards, Joan!!! They are both FABULOUS!!!! The addition of the gingham ribbon on the first one is genius and makes this card stand out from all the rest!! The second card's colors are gorgeous and I LOVE how you used the flowers and tiny butterflies!! Yeah, you'll always be the QUEEN of embellishments!!

Oh Joan!! Both of these cards are just beautiful!! I love how you framed the bird and birdcage with the ribbon!! And the sketch and dps on the second are fabulous!! I would have never thought to put those colors together, but they're so striking!!

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Hi everyone and welcome to my little corner of the world!! I started my stamping journey about 10 years ago when my DD Holly became a Stampin Up! demo. I wanted to help support her business so ten years and about a million dollars later, here I am!! I love to quilt, too, and we have three wonderful horses that we spoil like our kids!! Thanks for visiting and come back often!!

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